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Miqati Urges Kordahi to Resign, Hits Out at Hizbullah and Its Allies
Today's Headlines

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Page 1: WoT Operations
Good Morning	7 15:43 Lionel Borgia2209 [1756]
Britain is an 'Eldorado' for illegal migrants and 'lacks courage' to tighten its migration laws, Calais mayor rages - after 400 were plucked from the Channel on a single day and one was found dead off Dunkirk	3 15:58 Lionel Borgia2209 [1754]
IDF foils drug-smuggling attempt along border with Egypt	1 01:23 Woodrow [1752]
Belgium cuts cop sentence for shooting migrant toddler during 2018 chase	0 [1763]
Tunisia reportedly issues international arrest warrant for ex-President Moncef Marzouki	0 [1758]
Shooting reported at Cancun hotel, dozens of guests forced into hiding	9 14:29 swksvolFF [1756]
Mexican authorities detain top cartel leader 'El Inge' in Sinaloa	1 09:14 Mullah Richard [1757]
Armed men assassinate an engineer in a government department	1 01:36 Hupolunter Angomolet2938 [1755]
Three soldiers injured in an ISIS attack in Al-Anbar	0 [1754]
Former Mayor of Libya's Brega Arrested on Corruption Charges	0 [1764]
Libyan Detention Center Guards Accused of Raping Migrants	0 [1751]
Libya Repatriates 162 Nigerian Migrants	0 [1761]
Iran has doubled its stock of enriched uranium in less than a month	0 [1807]
Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ordered the release of four ministers detained since he led a military power grab last week	0 [1793]
Thousands gather on streets in Iran for the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US Embassy	0 [1786]
Page 2: WoT Background
EVERY female Senator calls on Biden to protect women's rights in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and following the release of a man buying a 9-year-old girl to be his wife	18 20:25 Woodrow [1773]
Twitter’s new curator for Middle East news apologizes for anti-Israel tweets	9 15:50 magpie [1752]
European lawmakers taken to Hezbollah tunnel on northern border	0 [1741]
Israel’s military to build Cyprus surveillance system to monitor border	0 [1748]
Taliban leader warns against infiltrators in the ranks	0 [1751]
EU-funded hijab campaign sparks outrage	0 [1757]
Cooperation with SDF, war against ISIS continues: Pentagon	0 [1755]
UNHCR: 3.5 Million Afghans Displaced Internally	1 16:47 Greng Black3494 [1749]
International donors start up again - this time UNICEF and WFP	1 11:13 ed in texas [1751]
Pax: How Turkish-backed armed groups blocked northeast Syria's water lifeline	1 01:38 Nomad [1765]
Miqati Urges Kordahi to Resign, Hits Out at Hizbullah and Its Allies	0 [1834]
Bitar Forced to Suspend Port Blast Probe for 3rd Time	0 [1755]
Will Libya Hand Over Lockerbie Suspect?	0 [1758]
US Vice President to Attend Paris Summit to Support Libyan Elections	6 11:05 swksvolFF [1741]
The number of Iranian (backed) forces in Syria is estimated at around 22,000	4 07:18 Lord Garth [1752]
Vietnam has been in talks with Iran over seized oil tanker	2 09:16 Mullah Richard [1763]
Mikati calls on Kordahi to “prioritize national interest” but stopped short of asking him to resign	0 [1752]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warns Western governments he will accept no “excessive demands” in nuclear talks	2 15:20 Rambler in Virginia [1747]
Sudan’s army says the formation of a new government is now “imminent”	0 [1738]
Hezbollah claims Saudi Arabia 'waging war' on Lebanon over Kordahi comments	1 10:22 Frank G [1789]
The US State Department approves the $650 million sale of air-to-air missiles (AMRAAM) to Saudi Arabia.	5 19:40 Hupusolet Smith5796 [1782]
France leaves door open for IAEA action against Iran	0 [1789]
UN special envoy for Sudan says talks had produced the contours of a potential deal on a return to power-sharing	0 [1781]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Russian diplomat connected to FSB intelligence is found dead 'after falling from upper window of Berlin embassy'	12 21:54 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1796]
Two 16-year-old students are charged with the murder of their high school Spanish teacher, 66: Body was dumped in Iowa park	10 20:34 Woodrow [1782]
California school officials sound the alarm on highly addictive new drug called PAINT - that sells for $5 a pill	6 21:47 Painty Noodleman6558 [1774]
Elon Musk tweets he is willing to spend $6 billion to fight world hunger‐on one condition	5 14:04 swksvolFF [1752]
TN AG Slatery Files Lawsuit Challenging Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors	2 10:36 Besoeker [1765]
China could have 700 nuke heads by 2027, 1,000 in 2030: Pentagon	0 [1772]
PA: July 2020 drone crash was attempt against electric grid	9 13:08 Rob Crawford [1798]
Insulate Britain climate protesters block roads around UK Parliament	4 18:58 swksvolFF [1770]
Bezos, Blue Origin reportedly lose appeal in fight against NASA lunar lander contract	3 12:51 Skidmark [1760]
China Slams Australia Over 'Irresponsible' Act of Joining AUKUS for Its Own Interests	8 20:20 Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 [1787]
Taiwan’s intel chief says China weighed seizing Pratas island, but ‘will not happen’ before 2024	0 [1757]
Man eaten by piranhas after drowning in lake to escape from bees	10 21:01 crazyhorse [1775]
Navy fires 3 leaders after submarine's collision near China	14 16:53 Greng Black3494 [1788]
Ukraine appoints a new defense minister with a mandate to strengthen the army	0 [1755]
The US actually launched a Minuteman I from a C-5A Galaxy	5 21:36 magpie [1778]
Page 4: Opinion
Carlson: ‘The Party that Is Calling for Firing Truck Drivers Is Suddenly Losing Elections to Truck Drivers'	0 [1750]
Kurt Schlichter: After Being Humiliated In VA, Democrats Tell the Voters to Kiss-Off	0 [1750]
Because it's Friday Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off. not the USS Connecticut?	3 20:58 Tyranysaurus Jones4656 [1782]
McAuliffe Blames Loss On Low 3AM Ballot Turnout	2 01:06 magpie [1755]
Page 6: Politix
Chicago's richest neighborhoods are besieged by gun crime and daylight car jackings but are being IGNORED 'because they are wealthy': 'It's the Wild Wild West and it's out of control'	6 12:17 swksvolFF [1751]
WH deputy press secretary claims GOP is lying about CRT in schools and is 'cynically trying to use our kids as a political football'	2 21:40 magpie [1784]
Investigation Launched in NJ Governor's Race After Voting Machines Went Down Without Counting Votes	6 16:33 Tom [1756]
China mocks 'powerless' Joe after his apology for US pulling out of Paris Accords: State-run newspaper says they can't wait for 'Trump to say sorry for Biden in 2024'	5 18:16 swksvolFF [1789]
They're Going for It: Democrats Say They're Voting on Mega-Spending Bills Today	8 18:31 CrazyFool [1785]
Gore Touts Technology Tracking ‘Identities' of Greenhouse Gas Emitters ‐ ‘We Can Take Action'	10 21:39 magpie [1779]
US mandates COVID vaccines or tests for big companies by January 4	20 17:01 swksvolFF [1806]
New York’s ex-cop Mayor-elect says will ‘revisit’ vaccine mandate in wake of NYPD walkout	2 09:08 NN2N1 [1756]
This truck driver just defeated New Jersey's most powerful lawmaker	2 07:55 Procopius2k [1762]
Activists swarm Joe Manchin's Maserati as he tries to leave parking garage	8 17:45 swksvolFF [1779]
Seattle's Mayor Durkan takes one more shot at socialist city council member on her way out	4 13:00 M. Murcek [1756]
New Yorkers dump their trash at DeBlasio's mansion (video)	2 04:29 Dale [1758]
SaudiArabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says increasing the production of oil gradually is the right thing to do	0 [1745]
Winsome Sears Unloads on MSNBC's Joy Reid: 'Get Your Facts Straight'	3 16:41 Rex Mundi [1752]

    
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5	Govt of Iran
5	Hezbollah
4	Taliban/IEA
4	Migrants/Illegal Immigrants
4	Commies
3	Govt of Sudan
3	Arab Spring
3	Narcos
2	Islamic State
2	Govt of Saudi Arabia
2	Mob Rule
1	Moslem Colonists
1	Human Trafficking
1	Sublime Porte
1	Govt of Iran Proxies
1	Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats
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